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Word: honorless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...really accurate view of the jazz picture. At the time he was formulating his conception of it, Americans were busy fawning upon any and every eminent European classical musician obtainable. But in his native Europe the bell-shaped opera sopranos, weirdly posturing conductors et al were, comparatively speaking, the honorless prophets, while the imported hot records from the New World and the American jam bands got the vivas, saluts, and heils. The European Parlophone company, with branches in almost every major country on the continent, still carries a large number of the old sizzlers like Louis' West End Blues...

Author: By E. E. Nimon, | Title: Jazz | 5/21/1946 | See Source »

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